Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables vii
4. Introduction: City-Regions in Prospect? 3
5. The City-Region: In Retrospect, in Snapshot, in Prospect 20
6. Re-spatializing the City as the City-Region? 53
7. Leaving the City-Region Behind? The Growth and Decline of Metropolitan Rescaling in Manchester, England 73
8. On Wanting to Be a Global City: Global Rankings and Urban Governance in Calgary 93
9. “Localism” in an Age of Austerity: Inequalities and Governance Dilemmas in the Sheffield City-Region 119
10. Ottawa: Would “Telling Its Story” Be the Way to Go? 143
11. Calibrating the Regional Map to Enhance City-Region Competitiveness 161
12. Resilience and Governance in City-Regions: Lessons From Waterloo, Ontario 187
13. The Environmental Governance of Canadian City-Regions: Problems, Actions, and Challenges 213
14. The Tensions and Benefits of Regionalizing Palliative Care Services: Considerations for City-Regionalism 237
15. Conclusion: Prospects? 251
16. Contributors 259
17. Index 263